GRE Word List
AVOCATION
a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| fester | to generate pus |